LPN - Urgent Care
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Description: Altru Health System is at the momment seeking for LPN - Urgent Care right now, this occupation will be assigned in North Dakota. For detail informations about this occupation opportunity kindly see the descriptions. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) obtains chief complaint from patients; identifies significant changes or high risk situations in patient’s condition and takes appropriate actions; prepares patients for exams and assists with procedures; administers medications; demonstrates proficient skill in equipment used; provides appropriate education and documents response; takes accurate and complete phone messages; completes all documentation; assists with the discharge process; transports and/or transfers patients; notifies Manager/Supervisor of any potential problems; demonstrates the ability to adjust own schedule to meet fluctuation in workload, and is committed to ensuring an exceptional patient/family experience. Patients cared for include infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatric.
Primary Job Duties:
- Obtains chief complaint from patients using information from patient/patient’s family.
- Identifies significant changes or high-risk situations in patient’s condition and takes appropriate actions as evidenced in reporting and documentation.
- Prepares patients for exams and assists with procedures and tests according to standard operating procedure.
- Administers medication in accordance with established protocols and standards.
- Demonstrates proficient skill in equipment used for assigned area.- Provides patient/patient’s family with appropriate education based on identified needs to optimize patient/patient’s family understanding and documents response according to standard operating procedure.
- Takes accurate and complete phone messages and relays information in a prompt manner.
- Completes all documentation according to standard operating procedure.
- Assists with the discharge process according to standard operating procedure.
- Transports and/or transfers patients within or outside of the department according to standard operating procedure.
- Notifies Manager/Supervisor of any potential problems in regard to patient complaints, unsatisfactory outcomes, special needs or requests.
- Demonstrates the ability to adjust own schedule to meet fluctuation in worklo ad and communicates this information to appropriate staff.
- Completes charges for care/procedures done by the provider according to standard operating procedure.
- Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Licensed by the North Dakota Board of Nursing or licensed by a member of the “Compact State Agreementâ€.
- Nurses assigned to contact Minnesota residents must obtain a Minnesota license from the Minnesota Board of Nursing prior to making contact.
- Successful completion of the functional assessment.
- One to two years clinical nursing experience, preferably in a clinic setting.
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If you were eligible to this occupation, please deliver us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Altru Health System.
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This occupation will be opened on: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 10:14:51 GMT